Would you like to make a gift to all your students who learn Russian language and give them a possibility to spend summer vacation with benefit and pleasure? Would you like them to get living abroad experience and practice Russian with native speakers?

We invite complete groups (4-6 persons) of teenagers at the age of 10-16 to Petrozavodsk (Republic of Karelia, Russia) to participate in Summer language camp for teenagers in 2017!

Within 2 weeks the participants will improve their Russian language skills, experience the famous Russian hospitality while staying with local host families, visit a famous open-air museum on Kizhi Island, find new friends, have fun and will never forget their stay in small and cozy Petrozavodsk!

The program of the camp includes 3 essential parts: accommodation in a Russian host family (all families are please to host foreign students), Russian language course (30 hours, 1 hour = 45 minutes), cultural activities with Russian teens in the International Summer camp for Russian teens.

Study program: 30 lessons (1 lesson = 45 minutes) during 2 weeks from Monday till Friday with professional, talented and creative teachers in the morning! Participation in different activities with Russians in the camp after lunch.

Dates in 2017:

June 19-30

July 03-14

August 07-18

Deadline for applications:

17 of March 2017

The total cost for 2week program (per person): 765 euros. It includes 30hour course (1 hour = 45 minutes) + homestay (incl. breakfast and evening meal) + daily meal during the day in a camp + cultural activities (according to the program together with Russian teens) + excursion to Kizhi Island + application fee (invitation letter, postal service, registration in Petrozavodsk, medical insurance in Petrozavodsk, sim-card).

The supervisor’s expenses: 360 euros. It includes accommodation in a Russian host family with breakfast and evening meal, daily meal in a camp, excursion to Kizhi Island. This amount should be divided among the participants of the group and added to the total price per person.

We are ready to answer all your questions, discuss the program and meet your requirements!

The first international camp was held in summer 2008 when 10 teenagers from San-Francisco and 30 teenagers from Russia took part in it. Nowadays we have a strong partnership with Victor Svec, Russian language professor in Phillips Academy (USA) who brings a group of students for a vacation each summer. Also students who come to Petrozavodsk learn Russian volunteer in the camp.

You can read some of the reviews that students left in June 2014, in 2015 and see some photos on our Centre’s webpage (TSENTR «INICIATIVA»).